tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post6958933387512470374..comments2015-08-02T14:24:35.288-07:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: Sepia Saturday, 190; 2013 August 17th: Hats and Graduation for Keyes, Butler, and Johnson Families of Wheeler CountyJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-56402918309569499942014-01-25T16:10:38.859-08:002014-01-25T16:10:38.859-08:00Imagine my surprise stumbling onto these pictures ...Imagine my surprise stumbling onto these pictures of my very own Great Grandmother, Echo. My son is making a genealogy poster for a class assignment so we were looking for info on our ancestors. Echo does not seem like such an unusual name to me but then my mother and I share the name. MaryEcho is my mother and I am Laree Echo. I had planned to continue the tradition but God had other plans and gave me two wonderful boys instead. Thank you for sharing these wonderful photographs.Laree McBridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09194467165780185033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-26994403570695916242013-08-21T17:59:43.526-07:002013-08-21T17:59:43.526-07:00The women of that family did like different names,...The women of that family did like different names, Echo, Ingaby, Aureulia, Mariah, Clementine, Evangeline, But those were interspersed with a goodly number of Elizabeths, Janes, Sarahs, Anns. Makes name tracing rather fun.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-79270351929882898752013-08-21T17:54:26.521-07:002013-08-21T17:54:26.521-07:00Thank you and glad you enjoyed the evolution. I q...Thank you and glad you enjoyed the evolution. I quite often start out in one direction and end up someplace quite different.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-6085500072565939072013-08-21T17:47:56.216-07:002013-08-21T17:47:56.216-07:00It is a great shot. And I don;t know of another p...It is a great shot. And I don;t know of another photo of that group later in life, so it&#39;s even more special.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-627545883278185972013-08-21T17:46:01.319-07:002013-08-21T17:46:01.319-07:00I had almost forgotten that old song --- my mom u...I had almost forgotten that old song --- my mom used to sing it when I was growing up. Glad you enjoyed the post.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-74790761327805886232013-08-21T17:44:11.205-07:002013-08-21T17:44:11.205-07:00Yes, indeed. Ray has a cousin who still thinks he...Yes, indeed. Ray has a cousin who still thinks he looks like a movie star. And that picture is sooo unstaged. Love it. Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-17089597865154933432013-08-21T17:42:27.025-07:002013-08-21T17:42:27.025-07:00Wendy, the pictures of my grandmother&#39;s gradua...Wendy, the pictures of my grandmother&#39;s graduation, hung around in an unidentified pile for quite some time before I put all the pieces together to figure out it was her graduation photograph. Too bad I just dinna ask her when I was eleven. Surprisingly, my mom dinna know that they photos were of her mother&#39;s graduation. Lesson: always tag your photos.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-87515676024862238982013-08-21T17:39:30.831-07:002013-08-21T17:39:30.831-07:00If one lived in Wheeler county in eastern Oregon d...If one lived in Wheeler county in eastern Oregon during the turn of the century, it didn&#39;t take much of a reason to have a party and make a &quot;fuss&quot; --- and invite all the relatives. Such uncomplicated days, those were.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-84594808265922030552013-08-21T06:54:25.256-07:002013-08-21T06:54:25.256-07:00Delightful collection of photos. Echo is certainly...Delightful collection of photos. Echo is certainly an unusual name that I have not seen used before.Bob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-64625396516062009522013-08-21T02:40:34.428-07:002013-08-21T02:40:34.428-07:00Love how your post evolved.
I&#39;ve been guilty ...Love how your post evolved. <br />I&#39;ve been guilty of such myself. <br />Well done!! <br />:)~ <br />HUGZ<br />TICKLEBEARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-29732573898689492802013-08-19T21:22:54.109-07:002013-08-19T21:22:54.109-07:00I love that first grouping of shots. Quite fun to ...I love that first grouping of shots. Quite fun to see them in so many quick poses. But my favorite is the spring 1904. The shot between shots. The shot when they perhaps didn&#39;t expect to hear the shutter open and close. Wonderful!Tattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-19692496431614924182013-08-19T19:37:59.928-07:002013-08-19T19:37:59.928-07:00Joan, first time on your site! Thanks for sharing...Joan, first time on your site! Thanks for sharing your distant relations with us - distant in time, not in history. I think the names Echo and Floy are lovely. And remember the old Slim and Slam song, &quot;Flat Foot Floogie (With the Floy Floy)&quot;? Immediately came to mind.<br /><br />So glad to see some informal poses in there, as they were hard to do. Candids, next to impossible when one had to hold the pose for at least a full minute in those days... Thanks for commenting at my blog, too! Amysharplittlepencil.comhttp://sharplittlepencil.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-28017740402972857992013-08-19T08:22:06.529-07:002013-08-19T08:22:06.529-07:00My favorite is the Spring, 1904 shot, I think -- a...My favorite is the Spring, 1904 shot, I think -- and Ray is certainly a handsome one, isn&#39;t he?Deb Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-72494346473461453052013-08-19T08:12:31.739-07:002013-08-19T08:12:31.739-07:00What fun graduation photos. Now I&#39;m rethinkin...What fun graduation photos. Now I&#39;m rethinking some of my old photos -- they might be graduation photos too.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-82810412544077666532013-08-19T00:35:09.809-07:002013-08-19T00:35:09.809-07:00That was most interesting. I had thought that mak...That was most interesting. I had thought that making a fuss about graduation was a relatively modern phenomena so it was lovely to see these early graduation photos.boundforozhttp://boundforoz.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-31637602466678159692013-08-18T08:24:30.555-07:002013-08-18T08:24:30.555-07:00Hey, that is the word! Sweet. I have been strugg...Hey, that is the word! Sweet. I have been struggling for the &quot;right&quot; word to describe that series of photos without being over the top, or sacchrine. Yes, just sweet. Thanks.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-75960999044141537772013-08-18T08:22:58.118-07:002013-08-18T08:22:58.118-07:00Very different era! That set of cousins were frie...Very different era! That set of cousins were friends for life -- and now a hundred years later we have the opportunity to have a front row seat to that show of friendship and family.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-68698680163861867512013-08-18T08:18:36.029-07:002013-08-18T08:18:36.029-07:00Eastern Oregon was a far piece from anyplace, so a...Eastern Oregon was a far piece from anyplace, so any excuse for a party, photographs, brought family from all around. Also, in that community around Mitchell and Richmond there was a definite Tennessee southern-genteel influence. Hence, some very interesting photos. Glad you enjoyed the photos.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-52767312650095810552013-08-18T08:15:42.741-07:002013-08-18T08:15:42.741-07:00The set does have that feel. I was thankful for B...The set does have that feel. I was thankful for Brett&#39;s comments about how the set was made. Interesting.Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-67400894362739354212013-08-18T08:14:41.339-07:002013-08-18T08:14:41.339-07:00Especially the guys!!! Especially the guys!!! Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-68838604093557298062013-08-18T08:13:24.049-07:002013-08-18T08:13:24.049-07:00And to think that set was a trashbag away from bei...And to think that set was a trashbag away from being lost forever. I am glad that you enjoyed those happy young girls.<br />Joanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-68027029061304036432013-08-18T06:55:50.995-07:002013-08-18T06:55:50.995-07:00How sweet they all are, springs to mind for me.How sweet they all are, springs to mind for me.Karen S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-21761621556936310122013-08-18T05:49:26.214-07:002013-08-18T05:49:26.214-07:00A wonderful collection of photos.
I also like the...A wonderful collection of photos.<br /><br />I also like the first set of photos best. A different era but very happy and carefree.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-54873130202714625102013-08-18T04:50:48.172-07:002013-08-18T04:50:48.172-07:00A wonderful set of photographs. I especially like...A wonderful set of photographs. I especially liked the first one. I cannot think in Britain women had a graduation ceremony like that in 1904. ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-23037003419776882762013-08-18T02:27:18.725-07:002013-08-18T02:27:18.725-07:00That first set of photos reminds me of the modern ...That first set of photos reminds me of the modern day photo both were you get four photos!<br />Jackie <br />Scrapbangwallop Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586323704318587473noreply@blogger.com